I rarely give films five stars, but this is well deserved. Two of the greatest Hollywood stars meet (and clash) in this epic police drama. Al Pacino plays an LAPD lieutenant in charge of a robbery squad working to catch a team of professional criminals lead by Robert De Niro, who robbed an armoured security van. There's a fair bit of back story to the main characters; Pacino on his third marriage, which itself is failing, De Niro with a burgeoning relationship with a woman he met in a cafe, and Val Kilmer (part of De Niro's gang) with a problematic relationship with his wife, played by Ashley Judd. The acting by all is superb, and strong support by the likes of Tom Sizemore (bad guy), and Wes Studi (good guy). It is action and adventure from the armed robbery until the end, with one of the most incredible shoot-out scenes ever. How the producers closed down central Los Angeles for it is amazing. Top-notch. But the film has one understated and brilliant scene; where Pacino, frustrated with the way the investigation is going, decides to confront De Niro, and proceeds to have coffee with him in a diner. But it's such a powerful and iconic moment; Tom Hiddleston (not in the film, btw), a great mimic of other actors, even copied the scene last year on the Graham Norton Show, that's how brilliant he thinks the two stars are. The film ends in a most climactic way. You know it's coming, and it doesn't disappoint. Brilliant film.